Beanstalk game board and extended facts playing cards
(download the free PDF from Google Drive here)

Paper trimmer or scissors

tape

small figure (aka "Jack") or bean to use as a game piece (we used a
LEGO minifigure)

Print the PDF. I printed two copies of the playing cards
on page 7. If your cardstock is in limited supply, use 6 sheets for the playing
cards and print the beanstalk game board on plain office paper.

Tape the game
board together and cut the cards apart. Voila! It's all ready for your child to
play.

Before we played, my son watched a short online video
that told the story of Jack & the Beanstalk.

How to Play

This is a 1-person game, but participation from an adult
or older sibling is required to verify the answers are correct.

The objective is to see how fast the child can help Jack
get to the top of the beanstalk. He or she will have to solve the extended fact
math problems to help him advance up the tall vine.

Play is simple. The cards are shuffled and placed face
down by the board. The child draws, answers, and if correct, "climbs"
up the vine, by moving their game piece the number of zeroes in the answer. For example, if my son drew 30 x 30, he answered 900 and moved two spaces up the beanstalk. If the problem was 30 x 3, he answered 90 and only moved one space up.

Watch out, though! Jack can slip back down. If the player
draws the "Oh no! Jack slipped back" card, they must retreat the
number of spaces indicated inside the leaf on the card.

This is a simple game. Sometimes those are the best.

I kept the beanstalk generic so kids can use it to
practice any number of skills. I'm planning to practice letter recognition with
my preschooler using the same board. If you think of other clever ways to use
it, please share!

4 comments:

Super idea. My daughter has just graduated to division but it will be so useful to keep the multiplication skills tuned!!PS : Please do turn off word verification but enable comment moderation to prevent spam.CheersDr Sonia

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